learning loss

December 16, 2021

How one California school district is using its Covid relief money to help students

Lodi Unified, in many ways a microcosm for the state as a whole, received more than $131 million in state and federal Covid relief funds, roughly a third of its overall budget pre-pandemic.

Carolyn Jones

July 6, 2021

Colleges prepare for incoming freshmen with high school learning loss

An academic year of distance learning has left many graduating seniors with gaps in their learning. Colleges are preparing to help with tutoring, summer brush-up and empathetic faculty.

Larry Gordon

June 29, 2021

Reading gain in the era of learning loss

Students can make impressive gains in reading even under difficult circumstances if guided and encouraged to think for themselves.

Mark Gozonsky

June 24, 2021

Grading changes, other Covid accommodations await Gov. Newsom’s signature

An extra year in high school, a Pass or No Pass option and minimum graduation requirements would help undo damage from the pandemic.

John Fensterwald

April 29, 2021

Poll: Most Californians worry schools won't reopen fully next fall

In an annual survey on K-12 education, most voters approved how Gov. Newsom and their local districts handled schools during the pandemic.

John Fensterwald

April 15, 2021

Why mental health is the key to dealing with learning loss

Upon returning to campus, students will not be able to catch up academically until they feel good emotionally, experts say.

Carolyn Jones

March 8, 2021

Bay Area school district among first to announce plans for summer school

West Contra Costa Unified has committed to an in-person summer school program in an effort to reduce learning loss over the past year.

Ali Tadayon

January 28, 2021

What happens to children who missed kindergarten during Covid-19 crisis?

While many students have likely suffered learning loss during the global health crisis, it may have a greater impact on incoming first-graders.

Karen D'Souza

January 26, 2021

Initial data for California confirm early grades, low-income children hit hardest by ‘learning loss’

A study of 50,000 students from 18 districts reaffirm that those who have traditionally struggled fell farther behind academically.

John Fensterwald

December 11, 2020

How one California school district is moving forward with math in the pandemic

Math learning experts are pushing for grade-level content over remediation during the pandemic.

Sydney Johnson

December 4, 2020

California must ‘flip the script’ and reopen schools first

Education is a sector of our economy that can and should reopen safely with restrictions.

Alex Cherniss

November 30, 2020

Early data on learning loss show big drop in math, but not reading skills

The impact from school closures last spring proved worrisome but not as dire as projected by the assessment organization NWEA.

John Fensterwald

July 29, 2020

Intergenerational programs can help out-of-school kids

These programs efficiently help our students and older adults, and therefore our whole society.

Trent Stamp

June 5, 2020

Gov. Newsom won’t bend on directing billions to low-income students’ learning loss

The governor and the Legislature are at odds over how to distribute federal coronavirus relief; Newsom cites growing achievement gap.

John Fensterwald

May 5, 2020

Early school start time proposed by Gov. Newsom not far from existing district calendars

All of the state’s largest 30 districts will open before Labor Day, while half will open by the second week of August.

Louis Freedberg